Are you scratching your head wondering what a .cfg is? Here's the short answer: An autoexec.cfg is a configuration file where you can place scripts and commands that execute every time you start Team Fortress 2. Each class .cfg (sniper.cfg, spy.cfg, etc) is a configuration file for each class, that executes every time you switch to that class in-game. Simple enough?

Most people don't have or don't use class specific configs, but everyone has an autoexec.cfg

To create one, make sure you've disabled "Hide extensions for known file types"



Then, navigate to
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Team Fortress 2\tf\cfg

If you don't see an autoexec.cfg, create a new text document (autoexec.txt) and change the file extension to .cfg

Congrats! You've created your own autoexec file. Not very hard at all.

Now that you've created your autoexec, you might want a script to only activate for a certain class (Stabbystabby's config for example). You can create class configs through the same method as creating the autoexec.

However, switching classes again doesn't automatically undo your scripts. You need to create a reset.cfg. Use the same method as before and create a reset.cfg, along with a cfg for each class (Note: Heavy is referred to as heavyweapons)

scout.cfg
soldier.cfg
pyro.cfg
demoman.cfg
heavyweapons.cfg
engineer.cfg
medic.cfg
sniper.cfg
spy.cfg
reset.cfg

You should have all these files in your /cfg/ folder. In the reset.cfg you simply rebind everything you've changed in other class configs (If you rebind E in spy.cfg and J in medic.cfg, reset.cfg needs to rebind both E and J). In order for the reset.cfg to actually function, you need to open each class cfg in your text editor, and before any other script type:

exec reset

This will execute the reset.cfg when you select that class, then run any scripts below it.

You're done! That's all you need for class configs.



All we're doing is resetting the modified binds in your spy.cfg to the default binds. Hence, reset.cfg

A lot of people can't run TF2 at above 60 fps, even at "minimum" graphics settings. There are many hidden config options that can squeeze every last frame out, at the cost of visual quality. These can double or even triple your framerate.

The most user friendly config generator is http://clugu.com/tf2mate/
Follow this along and customize it to your liking.

Once you're done, unzip all the .cfg files to your /tf/cfg folder you found earlier.

The site also provides your launch options for you to easily copy and paste; right click Team Fortress 2 in your steam library, click properties, then click "Set Launch Options"


There! You're finished! Enjoy your drastically increased FPS.